زنجیر

Ottoman Turkish

زنجیر

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زنجیر (zanjir, “chain”).

Noun

زنجیر • (zincir)

  1. chain, a series of interconnected rings or links
    Synonym: سلسله (silsile)
  2. fetter, a chain used to bind the legs of a person
    Synonym: بوقاغی (bukağı)

Derived terms

  • زنجیر چكمك (zincir çekmek, “to draw or carry a chain”)
  • زنجیربند (zincirbend, “chained, fettered”)
  • زنجیرجی (zincirci, “maker or seller of chains”)
  • زنجیرخانه (zincirhane, “chain manufactory”)
  • زنجیرك (zincirek, “small chain”)
  • زنجیرلتمك (zincirletmek, “to make or let be chained”)
  • زنجیرلمك (zincirlemek, “to chain”)
  • زنجیرلنمك (zincirlenmek, “to be chained”)
  • زنجیرلو (zincirli, “furnished with chains”)
  • زنجیره (zincire, “chain-pattern”)
  • زنجیری (zinciri, “pertaining to a chain”)
  • زنجیری قوپارمق (zinciri koparmak, “to go mad, become insane”)

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zɪn.d͡ʒiːɾ], [zän.d͡ʒiːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zɪn.d͡ʒiːɾ], [zän.d͡ʒiːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zin.d͡ʒiɾ], [zän.d͡ʒiɾ]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zen.d͡ʒiːɹ], [zæn.d͡ʒiːɹ]

Readings
Classical reading? zinjīr, zanjīr
Dari reading? zinjīr, zanjīr
Iranian reading? zenjir, zanjir
Tajik reading? zinjir, zanjir

Noun

Dari زنجیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik занҷир

زنجیر • (zanjir)

  1. chain

Derived terms

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنجیر (zanjir).

Pronunciation

Noun

زَنْجِیر • (zanjīr) f (Hindi spelling ज़ंजीर)

  1. chain, shackle

Declension

Declension of زنجیر
singular plural
direct زنجیر (zanjīr) زنجیریں (zanjīrẽ)
oblique زنجیر (zanjīr) زنجیروں (zanjīrõ)
vocative زنجیر (zanjīr) زنجیرو (zanjīro)

References

  • “زنجیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “زنجیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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